TRIBEC x TXST Partnership

Texas Regional Industrial Biomanufacturing Education Credential

Building Texas' Biomanufacturing Workforce Through Hands-On Training and Industry Partnerships.
 
Texas biomanufacturing companies need skilled technicians to produce the medicines and therapies patients depend on. As a TRIBEC workforce training partner, Texas State connects students with industry-aligned training, employers, and career pathways that strengthen the state's growing biomanufacturing sector.
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Why Choose TRIBEC Partnership?

TRIBEC’s technician training programs are designed to launch your career in biomanufacturing. Experience hands-on learning, expert instruction, and pathways to an industry-recognized credential—all developed in partnership with Texas employers.

Industry-Aligned Curriculum

Courses are designed with direct input from leading Texas biomanufacturing companies, ensuring your skills match real employer needs.

Hands-on Experience

Gain practical skills through extensive lab work at partner institutions, and hands-on training in simulated manufacturing training facilities that closely mimic industry production environments.

Credential Preparation

Receive targeted support to earn industry-recognized credentials that set you apart in the Texas job market.

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Start a Biomanufacturing Career

Applications for the spring hands-on camp opening soon.

For TXST Students: Your Path into Biomanufacturing Starts Here

You can train for a biomanufacturing career in three steps. You'll move from online learning to hands-on practice to a capstone at one of the country's leading biomanufacturing training centers.

Step 1

Build Your Foundation Online

Start with TRIBEC's online coursework, which you complete on your own schedule. You'll learn the core concepts of biomanufacturing. No prior lab or industry experience is required. No cost to enroll.
Step 2

Train Hands-On at Texas State

Complete the online courses to apply for a free, one-week, on-campus skills camp. Practice industry-aligned techniques in a real-world lab setting with guidance from expert instructors.

Step 3

Complete a Capstone at the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing

Camp completers can apply for a capstone experience at NCTM, where they’ll train in a full-scale biomanufacturing facility alongside industry professionals.

Who should apply

This pathway is open to Texas State students in any major who are interested in careers in biomanufacturing, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical production. Students in Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical Laboratory Science, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Agriculture, and related fields will find especially strong connections to their coursework.

TRIBEC Team

Dr. Carolyn Chang
Dr. Carolyn Chang

Director, Bioscience Education & Research Training Programs

carolyn.chang@txstate.edu
512-408-0781

Cittlaly Escatel
Cittlaly Escatel

Community Health Training Program Manager

zzo2@txstate.edu
512-408-9872

Harmonizing Biomanufacturing Training Through Shared Curriculum and Facilities to Deliver Industry-Aligned, Hands-On Manufacturing Capstone Experiences (NSF Award #2600225)